Cigar and cigarette extinguisher



Feb. 2, 1954 z. c. MANNING CIGAR AND CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER Filed Sept.1, 1948 IN V EN TOR.

W N N 2? N m a r Mm C Patented Feb. 2, 1954 UNITED STATES ATENT' OFFICECIGAR AND CIGARETTE Zeno Carl Manning, San Francisco, qalit. A i nSeptember a seas- 1. .8 1 Qlai ns. (01. 131-235) This invention relatesto a cigar and cigarette extinguisher and has for one of its objects theprovision of a simple, sanitary and highly emcient means for quicklyextinguishing burning cigarv and cigarette butts and for ejecting suchbutts from the extinguisher and into a receptacle adapted to supportsaid extinguisher without tilting or otherwise moving the receptacle.

Another object of the. invention is the provision of an extinguishercomprising a plurality of upstanding pins on which the cigar andcigarette butts are adapted to be impaled during extinguishment, andwhich pins have a stripper device associated therewith whereby said pinsand stripper device are adapted to move relatively for stripping thesaid butts off said pins and for automatically ejecting or dischargingsuch butts to one side of said pins for falling into a receptacletherefor.

Heretofore, as disclosed in United States Letter Patent No. 1,999,245 ofRobert D. Mackenzie dated April 30, 1935., it has been old to provideimpaling pins for cigar and cigarette butts with reciprocatory means forsliding the impaled butts off the pins. However, once the butts are offthe pins, in devices of this kind, they tend to tall back on top of thepins and unless the extinguisher is shaken or tilted, the buttsinterfere with the extinguishment of subsequent cigars or cigarettes.Furthermore, the devices of this general character have heretofore beendifficult to keep clean inasmuch as the ashes falling from the buttstend to become lodged about the bases of the pins, thereby preventingthe reseating of the stripper, and also it is practically impossible toclean the area about the bases of the pins.

One of the objects of the present invention is the provision of improvedmeans for overcoming' said objections.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through anash and butt receptacle that includes the improved extinguisher. Thisview is taken along line I! of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device oi Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through a table model receptacleshowing a slightly modified form of the invention. The extinguisher perse is shown in elevation in this view.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a still further form of the invention that isslightly different from the forms illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3. V

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of the device of Fig. 4.

In detail arteries to F s 1 2 h ie ee p i 2, as illustrated is shown inposition within a conventiona a h and ut e e ta I of he type us' d'in'autdxn b le i he e r c ta l as u iii'autoinobiles other vehicles are forthe r'n'ost part somewhat anagram have sidewalls 2 (Fig'. 1) and apoaomwan The top'is open n h rectan e ada ted be moved throughanopening'in a panel from a concealed position to" an exposed position.The details of n w't i fece iafi e is. name ar immaterial to he pre enent The i iii ui h i cqmp s s a ba e mem e or plate 4 (Fig. 11 to'vvhichthe lower ends ofa plura i y f v rt a y e tendin s ac d pins 5 aresecured. The pointed ends of said pins are, upperm st nd ar expbse rimpal n a cigar or cigarette butt 5 thereon.

n F a 2 ev para le r s o the ns are shown as extending at right anglesto the Wall 2 to wh th lnl'a je i'i' e'wred- Sa d P a 4 is horiz nta a my a down a d D i m fla ge 1 ther in t a mayb rew spot W d d :9; Wal a ouh t is h iq t t sa d plate 4; an be s r k ut f om wall 2 in c a n nsnces thueel m n i n e The ins they b e 'i 'r ld l s i'i n suitablemariner and the edge of said plate re- P P? f om he al 2 ma ha e alignedextenie'n 8 a th pposi e l s i e- Above plate 5; is a stripper plate 9aportion o wh ch is'siini a n an l e a d Size o at 4 ih ehe ow. e an ma ei ma b e n lar shape. Stripper plate 9 may have ears Ii) that xten undera d na ly a e the erally" outwardly projecting aligned extensions 8 forpivoting the stripper plate 9 to base plate 4. for swinging of thestripper plate about the continon aiiis of extensions '8, the latterbeing along the edge o f plate 4 that is remote from side e i and b i w'i'n h ge b s Stripper plate {is f rmed with parallel slots H (Fig. 2that extend from positions adjacent the pivoted edge of plate 9 towardWall '2, there being a. slot adapted to surround eachrow of pin g l...

The stripper plate 3 has a portion l2 (Fig. 1) perpendicularto saidplate that eirt'ends upwardly wall 2 'to'the upper edge thereof and alateral projection marine upper end 'of said rq i q art rie ac e nice dit well 'the'base plate {is secured. The slots lei? renew into. i i l?9r A; .1 n' ."d S a l e Q l D Q stripper plate 9 to'clea'r' the pointsof the pins 5 is? wi ing to Fi e s fiirdesh i i L 17 a The projection I3is adapted to form a hanle for manual grasping for swinging said striperplate and ordinarily the operator does not need to swing the stripperplate fully to the dotclash position before the butt is ejectedtherefrom to one side of the pin assembly including the base plate 4.The butt is shown in dot-dash lines at I5 (Fig. 1), ejected from thestripper plate and falling onto bottom 3 at one side of the in assembly,

In the event the stripper plate 9 is released so as to fall to theposition I4 seen in Fig. 1, the handle i3 will engage the side wall ofthe receptacle that is opposite to the extinguisher and the bent outerend portion iii of said projection 53 will project away from the wall soengaged by the handle to facilitate engaging said handle for swingingthe stripper plate back to the full line position thereof as seen inFig. 1.

From the foregoing it is seen that the relative movement between thestripper plate and the base plate is such that a cigarette or cigar buttimpaled on the pins will not only be removed from said pins but will beejected from the stripperplate to one side of the pin assembly and asheson plate 9 will be carried to the side of the pin assembly and will bedischarged into the receptacle When the stripper plate is in theposition It in Fig. 1, the pins and base plate are accessible forcleaning any ashes or tobacco from the top of plate l. This operationcan be accomplished without moving the receptacle by merely swinging thestripper plate to one side.

In Fig. 3 substantially the same extinguisher structure is shown as inFigs. 1, 2, but in this the plate in a horizontal stationary position onsaid platform.

The pins in this form of the invention are shown as staples that aredriven through the base plate from the underside of the latter so thattheir legs 2! project upwardly therefrom to form the pins on which thecigar and cigarette butts are adapted to be impaled for extinguishment.

The legs or pins 2'! are disposed in rows in this form of the invention,the same as in Fig. 2, and the stripper plate 28 has slots therein thesame as stripper plate 9, there being a slot for each row of pins. Theplate 28 is pivoted to the base plate 23 for swinging from full lineposition in Fig. 3 to the dot-dash line position 29, in which latterposition a cigar or cigarettte butt on plate 28 will be ejectedtherefrom onto the bottom 22 at one side of platform 2|.

The plate 28 has a right angle extension 30 and handle 3| thereon thatare substantially the same as extension i2 and projection |3 of Fig. 1.

The pins or staples 2! maybe frictionally secured to the base plate ormay be soldered or otherwise secured to said plate.

While the platform 2| is not absolutely essential, itis desirableinasmuch as it rigidly sup- In Figs. 1 and 3 the extinguisher assemblyis positioned within the ash and butt receptacle, which is notabsolutely essential, although preferable in many instances. Also inFigs. 1 and 3 the stripper plate has a right angle extension with ahandle thereon for swinging the stripper plate.

In the form of invention shown in Figs. 4, 5, a table tray 46 is shownhaving a lateral extension 4| formed thereon and projecting to one sideof the tray Ml outwardly thereof (Fig. 5). A leg 42 extends downwardlyfrom the extension 4| and supports the extension so the tray will not beapt to be upset when downward pressure is applied to the extension.Also, the leg 42 forms a vertically extending handle about which theforefinger of an operator may be curled for moving the tray from oneplace to another.

This extension 4| may carry the rows of upwardly projecting pins 43 thatare similar in arrangement to the pins of Figs. 1 and 3.

A stripper plate 34 as seen in Figs. 4 and 5 is provided, said platehaving a slot 55 for each row of pins. The said plate M is secured alongthe edge of the extension 4| that joins a side wall 46 of the receptacle46 to a pivot 41 that extends at its ends through opposite side walls 39of the receptacle Bil that adjoins the side wall 46. A handle 53 isrigidly secured to one projecting end of pivot 41 outwardly of one ofthe said side walls. Upon pressing downwardly on handle 50, the stripperplate 4% will be swung to dot-dash line position 52 (Fig. 5) and willclear the pointed ends of pins 43 for ejecting the cigar or cigarettebutts into receptacle 4t.

Upstanding opposed side walls 53 may project upwardly from oppositesides of extension 4| and an end wall 54 may close the space betweensaid side walls at their ends remote from receptacle 40 for preventingashes from falling onto the table during the time the butts areimpaledon the pins and during their removal and ejection.

Thus in the form of invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the handle forswinging the plate 44 is of a type that is different from the handlesshown in Figs. 1, 3, and also the extinguisher assembly is not withinthe receptacle. It is obvious, however, that the same handles as areused in Figs. 1 and 3 could be used with the plate 44 of Figs. 4, 5, andalso, the extinguisher assembly of Fig. 1 could be used on the extensionM of Fig. 5 instead of having the pins 53 secured directly to theextension M. The provision of the extension, as shown in Fig. 5, makespossible the utilization thereof for securing the pins directly thereto.Also the slots 45 are open at their ends adjacent wall 54 and the plate44 terminates at said wall.

From the above description it will be seen that in each form of theinvention pins and a stripper plate are employed. There is relativemovement between the stripper plate and the pins in each form wherebythe impaled cigar or cigarette butt is carried to one side of the pinassembly and is ejected from said stripper plate to one side of the saidassembly.

It is to be understood that the. pins may be stamped from sheet metal ormay be cylindrical, square or of any desired cross-sectional contour aslong as they have pointed free ends and are suitable for readilyimpaling cigar or cigarette butts thereon.

The rapid extinguishment is due to the rapid conduction of heat from theglowing end of the cigarette or cigar butt, hence it is preferable thatthe pins have relatively high heat conducting properliifisi Usually anymetal'will suflice.

The spacing between pins is such that th cigarette, or cigar butts, willnot meet with. undue resistance in being impaled. Usually if two orthree of the pins are adapted to. enter a cigarette butt impaled thereonas seen in Fig. 1,. that. is sufficient.

In all forms of the invention the space below the stripper plate isreadily cleaned, which is; a highly desirable feature inasmuch as it isimpossible to keep all ashes, out of this space,

I claim:

1. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having, abase member supporting a plurality of spaced pins vertically disposedand with their pointed ends uppermost for paling butts thereon,v astripper plate adapted to be positioned over said base member and formedwith an opening through which said pins extend in upwardly projectingrelationship relative to said stripper plate, and. pivot. meansupporting said stripper plate and said base member for relativemovement away from each other to an ejecting position in which saidstripper plate is free from said pins and at one side of the latter ingenerally vertically extending position for stripping said butts fromsaid pins for ejection of said butts to one side of Said pins.

2. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having abase member supporting a plurality of spaced pins vertically disposedand with their pointed ends upp rmost for impaling said butts thereon, astripper plate adapted to be positioned over said base member and formedwith an opening through which said pins extend in upwardly projectingrelationship relative to said stripper plate, pivot means supportingsaid stripper plate and said base member for relative movement away fromeach other to an ejecting position in which said stripper plate is freefrom said pins and at one side of the latter in generally verticallyextending position for stripping said butts from said pins for ejectionof said butts to one side of said pins, and an ash, and butt receptaclesupporting said extinguisher and positioned to receive butts ejected bysaid stripper plate,

3. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having abase member supporting a plurality of spaced pins vertically disposedand with their pointed ends uppermost for impaling said butts thereon, astripper plate adapted to be positioned over said base member and formedwith an opening through which said pins extend in upwardly projectingrelationship relative to said stripper plate, pivotmeans supporting saidstripper plate and said base member for relative movement away from eachother to an ejecting position in which said stripper plate is free fromsaid pins and at one side of the latter in generally verticallyextending position for; stripping said butts from said pins for ejectionof said butts to one side of said pins, and an ash and butt receptaclesupporting said extinguisher and positioned to receive butts ejected bysaid stripper plate, said receptacle including a bot-x, tom wall spacedbelow said base member and to one side of the latter.

l. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having abase member supporting a plurality of spaced pins vertically disposedand in a horizontal row with their pointed ends uppermost for impalingsaid butts thereon, and a stripper plate positioned over said basemember and formed with a slot through which said pins extend in upwardlyprojecting reletionshipg 'vs theretei said s r pper plate being hinged.to said base m m er alone; ne d 02 said baseem er for swinei gof; saidtripn rpl a a ut j ting position at ne, sid of a d.- p nd past; thepointed ends. or said. pins or t e y r pp n said. buttsfrom said pi sand jectin them t ne. sideqf: sa pins- 5, In, an extinguisher forburning cigar and cig ette bu ts ha i a ba e m mber upp rt n a,plurality of spaced pins vertically disposed and in a horizontal rowwiththeir pointed ends uppermost for impaling, said butts thereon, astripper plate positioned over said baseplate and f rm d with a lot rouh wh h; aid p ns extend in upw rdly projec n rela ionship ther saidstripperplate b in in ed to aid bas member along one ed e r aid bas memer fo w n f said; striplate to a utt l tns position at one side of saidpins and past the pointed ends; of; said pins for thereby stripping saidbutts from said pins and ejecting them to one side o s id p n aidstripper plat in swingable about an axis extending perpendicular t thedirection f ai s ot, nd a h n l connected to. said stripper plate forswinging the latter to said ejecting position.

6. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having abase member supporting a plurality of spaced pins vertically disposedand in a horizontal row with their pointed ends uppermost for impalingsaid butts thereon, a stripper plate positioned over said base memberand formed a slot through which said pins extend in upwardly projectingrelationship thereto, said stripper plate being hinged to said basemember along one edge of said base member for swinging of said stripperplate to a butt ejecting position at one side of said pins and past thepointed ends of said pins for thereby stripping said butts from saidpins and ejecting them to one side of said pins, said stripper platebeing swingable about an axis extending perpendicular to the directionof said slot, and a handle connected to said stripper plate for swingingthe latter to, said ejecting position, and means for supporting saidbase member and said stripper plate on an ash and butt receptacle spacedabove the bottom thereof and to one side of an ash and butt receivingportion of said receptacle which includes said bottom.

7. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having aflat base plate supporting a plurality of spaced pins verticallyprojecting disposed and upwardly therefrom with their pointed endsuppermost and with said pins arranged in a plurality of parallel rows, astripper plate having a fiat portion adapted to be positioned over saidbase plate and closely adjacent thereto, said stripper plate beingformed with a row of slots for said rows of pins respectively wi h thepins in e ch r w proje t n pwardly through one of said slots. and. eanshineedly securing said stripper plate along one of its edges to saidbase plate for swinging of said stripper plate clear of said pins aboutan axis extending across the ends of said slots perpendicular theretowhereby butts impaled on said pointed ends will be withdrawn from saidends and elected to one side f sai row of s p so swin ing said stripp rpla n in ish r fo bu n ng gar an c re e butt avin a fiat base pla supporins a plurali y or spaced pips vert cally p e tins diseased and u wardlytherefr m with thei poin ed ends uppermost and i said thi arranged in aplurality of parallel rows, a stripper plate having a flat portionadapted to be positioned over said base plate and closely adjacentthereto, said stripper plate being formed with a row of slots for saidrows of pins respectively with the pins in each row projecting upwardlythrough one of said slots, means hingedly securing said stripper platealong one of its edges to said base plate for swinging of said stripperplate clear of said pins about an axis extending across the ends of saidslots perpendicular thereto whereby butts impaled on said pointed endswill be withdrawn from said ends and ejected to one side of said rows ofpins upon so swinging said stripper plate, and a handle on said stripperplate along the edge thereof opposite the edge along said axis formanual grasping to eifect said swinging of said stripper plate.

9. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having aflat base plate supports ing a plurality of spaced pins verticallyprojecting disposed and upwardly therefrom with their pointed endsuppermost and with said pins arranged in a plurality of parallel rows, astripper plate having a fiat portion adapted to be positioned over saidbase plate and closely adjacent thereto, said stripper plate beingformed with a row of slots for said rows of pins respectively with thepins in each row projecting upwardly through one of said slots, meanshingedly securing said stripper plate along one of its edges to saidbase plate for swinging of said stripper plate clear of said pins aboutan axis extending across the ends of said slots perpendicular theretowhereby butts impaled on said pointed ends will be withdrawn from saidends and ejected to one side of said rows of pins upon so swinging saidstripper plate, a handle on said stripper plate along the edge thereofopposite the edge along said axis for manual grasping to efiect saidswinging of said stripper plate, said handle being an extension of saidplate formed integrally therewith, and an ash and butt receivingreceptacle supporting said plates in a position for said ejection ofsaid butts onto the bottom of said receptacle, and said handleprojecting laterally outwardly from one side of said receptacle.

10. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having ahorizontal base plate and a horizontal stripper plate adapted to bepositioned thereover and in parallel engaging relationship thereto, arow of parallel slots formed in said stripper plate, a row of spacedupstanding pins for each of said slots secured to said base plate attheir lower ends and projecting upwardly through said slots, and meanshingedly securing said stripper plate along one edge to said base platefor swinging about a horl- Y zontal axis adjacent one of the ends ofsaid slots and at right angles to the latter, said means including ahandle connected to the hinge for said stripper plate for manuallyswinging the latter.

11. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having ahorizontal base plate and a horizontal stripper plate adapted to bepositioned thereover and in parallel engaging relationship thereto, arow of parallel slots formed in said stripper plate, a row of spacedupstanding pins for each of said slots secured to said base plate attheir lower ends and projecting upwardly through said slots, meanshingedly securing said stripper plate along one edge to said base platefor swinging about a horizontal axis adjacent one of the ends of saidslots and at right angles to thelatter, said means including a handleconnected to the hinge for said stripper plate for manually swinging thelatter, an ash and butt receiving receptacle having side walls and abottom wall, and means for supporting said plates adjacent one side ofsaid walls.

' 12. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having ahorizontal base plate and a horizontal stripper plate adapted to bepositioned thereover and in parallel engaging relationship thereto, arow of parallel slots formed in said stripper plate, a row of spacedupstanding pins for each of said slots secured to said base plate attheir lower ends and projecting upwardly through said slots, meanshingedly securing said stripper plate along one edge to said base platefor swinging about a horizontal axis adjacent one of the ends of saidslots and at right angles to the latter, said means including a handleconnected to the hinge for said stripper plate for manually swinging thelatter, an ash and butt receiving receptacle having side walls and abottom wall, means for supporting said plates adjacent one side of saidwalls, and means for swinging said stripper plate generally to the sideof said base plate adjacent said receptacle for effecting discharge ofbutts into said receptacle.

13. In an extinguisher for burning cigar and cigarette butts having ahorizontal base plate and a horizontal stripper plate adapted to bepositioned thereover and in parallel engaging relationship thereto, arow of parallel slots formed in said stripper plate, a row of spacedupstanding pins for each of said slots secured to said base plate attheir lower ends and projecting upwardly through said slots, meanshingedly securing said stripper plate along one edge to said base platefor swinging about a horizontal axis adjacent one of the ends of saidslots and at right angles to the latter, said means including a handleconnected to the hinge for said stripper plate for manually swinging thelatter, an ash and butt receiving receptacle having side walls anda'bottom wall, and means for supporting said plates adjacent one side ofsaid walls and spaced above said bottom wall.

14. An extinguisher for cigar and cigarette butts comprising areceptacle for the extinguished butts having a base member in the formof a lateral extension projecting outwardly from one side thereof, ahorizontal stripper plate over said extension and pivoted to saidreceptacle for swinging about a horizontal axis generally toward saidreceptacle for discharge of a cigarette butt thereover onto saidreceptacle, said stripper plate having slots therethrough extendingperpendicularly to said axes, a plurality of pins extending verticallythrough said slots and secured at their lower ends to said extensionwith the pointed ends of said pins uppermost for impalement of a lightedcigarette butt thereon, means connected to said stripper plate forswinging the latter aboutsaid axis, and a supporting member below saidextension for engaging a table on which said receptacle is adapted to bepositioned.

15. An extinguisher for cigar and cigarette butts comprising areceptacle for the extinguished butts having a base member in the formof a lateral extension projecting outwardly from one side thereof, ahorizontal stripper plate over said extension and pivoted to saidreceptacle for swinging about a horizontal axis generally toward saidreceptacle for discharge of a cigarette butt thereover onto saidreceptacle, said stripper plate having slots therethrough extendingperpedicularly to said axes, a plurality of pins extending verticallythrough said slots and secured at their lower ends to said extensionwith the pointed ends of said pins uppermost for impalement of a lightedcigarette butt thereon, means connected to said stripper plate forswinging the latter about said axis, and a supporting member below saidextension for engaging a table on Which said receptacle is adapted to bepositioned, said member being adapted to be engaged 10 by the finger ofan operator for lifting and moving said receptacle.

ZENO CARL MANNING.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 165,664 Ellis July 20, 1875 1,574,599 Briscoe Feb. 23, 19261,999,245 MacKenzie Apr. 30, 1935 2,504,536 Kisselburg Apr. 18. 1950

